VAM4750

Indonesian and Southeast Asian film and television

(ART)

Proposed to be offered next in 2001

David Hanan

12 points + 5 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: A study of Indonesian cinema since the coming of independence in 1950. Films and other material will be included that explore traditional aspects of Indonesian society (Islam and Hindu-Buddhism) and modernity (the Indonesian avant-garde and independents). Also included will be screenings and discussion of news items on Indonesian Government television (TVRI), and discussion of structural change in the media.

Assessment: Essay (3000 words): 30% + Essay (3000 words): 35% + Special study paper (1500 words): 15% + Visual test (1.5 hours): 20%